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Well, stalkers have relatively low hitpoints. That means their regen powers will be generally less effective than other AT's. Resistance sets are also a bit more dangerous.

If you're really against going with a defense set, from the ones you listed I would personally choose dark. It's got resistance, a smidge of defense, an excellent heal, and some utility powers to further increase your survivability. I think it's better with a stalker to have multiple layers of protection, because of the low hp. You might consider /nin; I know it's a defense set, but it also has a heal and some interesting tools like blinding powder and caltrops that make it very different from /sr.

Check the binds sticky in this forum for that stuff. It's got info on binding it to just a key or making the bindloadfiles for it.

The only one right now is in my sig and on the last page of the Stalker Guides section (hasn't been added to the list yet ).

Ishaila is correct; when your opponent spazzes out for a bit after you have hit him, that is the sleep. As soon as you have hit him again, however, he wakes up, so the effect is largely useless to you. What it does mean is that you can slot sleep sets into the attacks for some cheap early level frankenslotting. Note it is only the first three attacks in the set that have the chance for sleep.

It's purdy. Being able to change 30% of your damage type is nice, but yes it still is poor damage.

Well with my thugs the bruiser is pretty expendable for 4 or 5 seconds between exploding and being resummoned/buffed. I also like using the bruiser because he's pretty likely to get offa foot stomp in the group I told him to go to while I'm activating the detonator.

On bots I very likely would not use the Assbot though, cause as you said that's where most the damage is coming from. Using one of the minions instead though shouldn't reduce the damage by all that much. Your definitely right, wasting your Assbot vs your Bruiser is a huge difference. In my experience, wasting one of the regular bots is a pretty trivial loss in damage; I think, from redtomax, using one of the T1 minions would make it 304.15 instead of 305.something. (This assumes they survive the group long enough to actually place the trap. I stopped using T1 thugs because they have no resistance and were leaving maneuvers' range so they often died before even making it to the mob).

Gob, I'm very surprised those insp commands work for you. The multiple quotation marks per line tend to mess up the game's parser. Not only that, but when you copy these commands in game in the chat bar, all multi-word insps have to have an underscore between the words (example catch_a_breath) or they simply won't be read as a single entity; it doesn't work like some other commands where you can do part of the name or all of the name with spaces.

If it does work with the multiquotes, you really should change it to the underscores instead, as you are taking up extra spaces with the extra quotes which might make the difference in getting that last command on there. For instance, from the commands in my guide the small and large endurance insp command can both fit the break free type of insp, just not the rezzing type; only the medium sized one cannot fit the break free or rez type.

I've never tried it from a /bindloadfile but I'll have to go check it now

Edit: well I can't check it cause there is some sort of error with my account

Well, bots and thugs are both considered quite good for aoe, though with the bots you'll have to wait till level 32 for the good stuff. Don't be sure about Demon Summoning, I could see it also going very single target heavy, unless they give these guys fire type attacks and or foot stomp; could just be a demon mauling a single target, you know.

Tenshi, Dark scrappers have Soul Drain instead of buildup, which scales in how much damage bonus it gives you based on how many enemies you hit with it; so the 10 listed means "hitting 10 targets with Soul Drain," which gives a much higher buff than the "hitting 1 target with Soul Drain."

(Wary of posting here because now it looks like I think I'm a legend, and I don't even play pb's)
Anyway, I wouldn't say that an all human kheld is the most powerful, though it's a lot better on the pb than the shade.

First build (all human one):
-needs hasten
-I see what you're doing for defense, but your ranged def is quite a bit over cap and your recharge suffers for it. That type of build would be a lot better for someone using Nova form almost exclusively.
-You'll also notice that your endurance use is probably not going to be sustainable outside of conserve energy or light form, the two of which are not up frequently enough that you can alternate between them.
-(stamina, you should put in the performance shifter proc instead of that third end mod IO, it will net you more end over time)
-not sure why you have dwarf except for sublimation (?) as its powers are not really usable without enhancement
-Overall you need a bunch more recharge, your strongest attacks/survival tools recharge waaay too slowly.

Second build (triform):
-still needs hasten, though the recharge is much better
-you already have glowing touch so I'm not sure why you picked up the whole med pool?
-also leadership pool is no good if you are switching around between forms; if you have vengeance then slot it with the LotG +recharge instead as it already gives +tohit
-swap the slotting on Nova Scatter and Nova Detonation so you can get the Dam/Range enhancement in Scatter. Yes that means lower recharge there but you want to raise your global recharge anyway
-prefer the zephyr set in combat flight
-overall the slotting seems a tad better here than the other one, but I don't think this build will do it for you

I have only one pb build on me, which I'm never gonna use so I'll post it to let you see more of what I'm talking about. Disregard the Pvp IO's if you want. It's a human only build, so I think you'll like it.

Hero Plan by Mids' Hero Designer 1.601
http://www.cohplanner.com/

Click this DataLink to open the build!

pb: Level 50 Natural Peacebringer
Primary Power Set: Luminous Blast
Secondary Power Set: Luminous Aura
Power Pool: Speed
Power Pool: Fighting
Power Pool: Concealment

Hero Profile:
Level 1: Glinting Eye -- Apoc-Dam%(A), Apoc-Dmg(3), Apoc-Dmg/Rchg(9), Apoc-Dmg/EndRdx(46), Apoc-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(46), Achilles-ResDeb%(46)
Level 1: Incandescence -- ResDam-I(A), Aegis-Psi/Status(3), ResDam-I(27)
Level 2: Shining Shield -- HO:Ribo(A), HO:Ribo(40), S'fstPrt-ResDam/Def+(40)
Level 4: Essence Boost -- Panac-Heal/EndRedux(A), Panac-EndRdx/Rchg(5), Panac-Heal/Rchg(5), Panac-Heal/EndRedux/Rchg(7), Panac-Heal(7), ResDam-I(9)
Level 6: Hasten -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(37), RechRdx-I(50)
Level 8: Radiant Strike -- Hectmb-Dam%(A), Hectmb-Dmg(11), Hectmb-Dmg/Rchg(13), Hectmb-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(13), Hectmb-Dmg/EndRdx(15), Achilles-ResDeb%(17)
Level 10: Thermal Shield -- HO:Ribo(A), HO:Ribo(42), ImpSkn-Status(42)
Level 12: Build Up -- GSFC-ToHit(A), GSFC-ToHit/Rchg(17), GSFC-ToHit/Rchg/EndRdx(48), GSFC-Rchg/EndRdx(48), GSFC-ToHit/EndRdx(48), GSFC-Build%(50)
Level 14: Proton Scatter -- Ragnrk-Dmg(A), Ragnrk-Dmg/Rchg(15), Ragnrk-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(37), Ragnrk-Acc/Rchg(37), Ragnrk-Dmg/EndRdx(40)
Level 16: Boxing -- Empty(A)
Level 18: Incandescent Strike -- C'ngImp-Dmg/EndRdx/Rchg(A), C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg/EndRdx(19), C'ngImp-Dmg/EndRdx(19), C'ngImp-Dmg/Rchg(21), C'ngImp-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(21), UbrkCons-Dam%(29)
Level 20: Quantum Shield -- HO:Ribo(A), HO:Ribo(43), ImpSkn-Status(43)
Level 22: Reform Essence -- Panac-Heal/EndRedux(A), Panac-EndRdx/Rchg(23), Panac-Heal/Rchg(23), Panac-Heal/EndRedux/Rchg(25), Panac-Heal(25), Numna-Regen/Rcvry+(50)
Level 24: Conserve Energy -- RechRdx-I(A), RechRdx-I(27)
Level 26: Solar Flare -- Armgdn-Dam%(A), Armgdn-Dmg(29), Armgdn-Dmg/EndRdx(31), Armgdn-Dmg/Rchg(31), Armgdn-Acc/Rchg(31), FotG-ResDeb%(36)
Level 28: Pulsar -- Amaze-Stun(A), Amaze-Stun/Rchg(34), Amaze-Acc/Stun/Rchg(34), Amaze-Acc/Rchg(36), Amaze-EndRdx/Stun(36)
Level 30: Quantum Flight -- EndRdx-I(A)
Level 32: Photon Seekers -- ExRmnt-EndRdx/Dmg/Rchg(A), ExRmnt-Dmg/EndRdx(33), ExRmnt-Acc/Dmg(33), ExRmnt-Acc/Dmg/Rchg(33), S'bndAl-Dmg/Rchg(34)
Level 35: Tough -- HO:Ribo(A), HO:Ribo(42)
Level 38: Light Form -- GA-RechRes(A), GA-RechEnd(39), GA-Res/Rech/End(39), RechRdx-I(39), GA-3defTpProc(43)
Level 41: Weave -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A), HO:Enzym(45)
Level 44: Grant Invisibility -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A)
Level 47: Stealth -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A)
Level 49: Invisibility -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A)
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Level 1: Brawl -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Sprint -- Empty(A)
Level 2: Rest -- Empty(A)
Level 1: Cosmic Balance
Level 1: Energy Flight -- Winter-ResSlow(A)
Level 10: Combat Flight -- LkGmblr-Rchg+(A), Zephyr-Travel(11), Zephyr-Travel/EndRdx(45), Zephyr-ResKB(45)
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This has the recharge to get the job done attack wise. A side benefit of that is it keeps Essence boost more than perma, and reform essence on a very good recharge scale, thus increasing your survivability. Another side benefit is that it gets the recharge low enough that you can alternate between light form and conserve energy with overlaps, so you don't need stamina.
You'd have no recourse for getting mezzed (though the duration would be shortened) outside of lightform, but you can use macros to make break frees easily; I think someone wrote a guide about that somewhere around here...

redtomax has it listed as a 25 ft radius, 16 target max targeted aoe. Redtomax has been wrong before though.

So is it just the damage that is not being enhanced or are none of the stats changing with enhancement?

Actually, I might bet that it would have a chance to give the target (enemies) the proc, like so many others of this type.

Umbral is of course correct on all of these points. Shadow meld is all that and a chip factory. You can easily cap +hp without dull pain. Dark blast is incorrect in mids and shows double damage.

I also completely agree with the choice to skip assassin's eclipse here. For a build meant to solo AV's, using AS is not optimal in the long run; you will end up doing less damage over time, and the debuffs it applies are not going to help you much. Yes it is a signature power. If you find you reaaaaallly want that massive initial strike from hide, you have moonbeam. Although not as good as AS by any means, you still have to take moonbeam or darkblast to get to shadow meld, and dark blast is a complete waste of a power pick. Builds like this absolutely need every single power they have, and assassin's strike is not the top priority in this type of gameplay. Would I skip AS on my elec/nin? No. Would I skip AS on my kat/elec? Yes, and my build does. Different focuses require different powers.

Edit:

Put it in health. Dark regen needs every single slot, not just for health, but for endurance and accuracy as well.

Ok, skipping all this number crunching stuff, Ima give some advice, of which you may or may not already be aware:

Take Rage; get enough recharge so that it always stacks before the crash to negate the -def problem; keep a very close eye on your stats, as soon as you see your damage buff drop, start cycling your vet attacks (assuming you have them). Sands, Nem, Blackwand, Sands should easily take care of your period of weakness.

You see, your vet attacks are not affected by damage buffs or debuffs. So while you won't be getting the damage numbers you would ideally like, you will be getting a lot better than what people usually do during the crash. I'm assuming things are still shooting at/hitting you to keep your fury up, of course, since vet attacks don't add to fury.

Now you may continue with the numbers stuff.

Do eeeet...but wait till it's live and more concrete.

I don't have a MA/SR, but...
1. I love leviathan for waterspout and hibernate. Waterspout gives you extra damage, debuffs, and softcontrol, and hibernate gives you a good healing/panic button that will do more for you than your tier 9 since you are already softcapped. Soul I also like, but for you the set defining power, Shadow Meld, won't do much as it just increases your defense. No comment on Mu, but mace is apparently good (so I hear) because supposedly having a pet out counts toward your "teammates" that increases your crit rate, and mace gets three of them.
2. Yes. However, if you are using Mids be aware that it shows at least some of the epic pool blasts with their "from hide" damage, so don't expect to get double that.
3. Have not pvped since the changes. Obviously hibernate is good, and I can see waterspout being good as well. It used to be the case that Spirit Shark (aka t'row fishy) was quite good, but I don't now if it still is.

Must have been a lot of heals going his way, cause Rom's got that nasty pbaoe autohit attack; extremely annoying.

Depends on your build. For some it might be Damage, for others it might be Acc/Rech or Acc/Dam/Rech; I don't think I'd ever skip the proc (except for Ragnarok's) unless I had to.

Edit: an example of a time when not to skip the Damage IO is when you already have high global accuracy and the power in question already has the recharge it needs to fit into your chain seamlessly. In this case skip the Acc/Rech and get the extra 10% damage from the Damage IO.

Wow that sucks; that changes my eligible kills from one every thirty seconds at my previous rate to one every five minutes. Massively not worth it.

Aw lame.

But they fixed that for fire imps, which spawn at 49 I think, right?